Go Athletico (Fr)

Group 3 winner Go Athletico (Fr) (Goken {Fr}) attracted a bid of €165,000 from Shamrock Thoroughbreds manager Stephen Thorne during Friday's Auctav Flash Sale. The price is a record for a Flat horse on the online platform. Stephen Thorne, Shamrock Thoroubreds manager, said of the former AB Racing runner, "Go Athletico looks like a very nice and strong prospect. He is a solid horse to compete in Ireland in sprint races. He will go in training with Ado McGuiness. We are delighted." "We quickly found our niche in the NH...

The second Auctav Flash Sale for April is set to take place on Friday, Apr. 28, from 6-6:30 p.m. and will offer a single lot in the 5-year-old listed winner Go Athletico (Fr) (Goken {Fr}). Go Athletico most recently captured the Listed Prix Cor de Chasse at Deauville on Apr. 8. He also won the G3 Prix de la Rochette as a 2-year-old and has amassed a career line of 26-6-7-3 for earnings of £196,458 on both turf and all-weather surfaces. He hails from the female family of GII San...

Philippe Decouz trainee Go Athletico (Fr) (Goken {Fr}) posted a second over seven furlongs in ParisLongchamp's July 14 Listed Prix Roland de Chambure on stakes bow last time and returned to the same Bois de Boulogne strip to cause a 17-2 surprise in Sunday's G3 Prix La Rochette. Positioned under some cover behind the leaders in third, he was shaken into action with 350 metres remaining and quickened smartly in the closing stages to edge Roland de Chambure third Sealiway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) by a length for a career high...